Seeds of patience

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Seeds. Those things that hold more inside them than can be comprehended. Seeds of all kinds are fascinating to me. An entire plant's DNA is contained in the tiniest of cases. What the plant will grow to be is already present. With the …

A Spring Stroll

We made it! The northern hemisphere survived winter and the reward is a spring more beautiful than I can recently remember. As I walk around my yard and as Cabo and I walk the neighborhood, signs of new life are everywhere. I love photography, that goes without saying. But I also love words. To combine …

March Photo Challenge: Eight

In honor of the eight years he's hosted this photography challenge, PJ's prompt for March is Eight. Spring may have finally sprung here in middle Missouri and I find it finally tolerable outside again. My mood and attitude is improving since I can look outside at green grass and the beginnings of the earth stirring …

Hold on, it’s almost here

Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer.~Anita Krizzan I've come to believe seasons are a lot like life. Seasons in life have little to do with the actual weather, and I try and see the positives about each one. Winter (outside of the holidays) comes with its darkness, isolation …

Thankful Thursday: End of summer

Here is is mid September and, while I'm happy to look forward to Autumn, there's always a bit of angst over leaving summer behind. As the calendar pages turn, I'm reminded of all the things in which I am grateful. My family, my health and people I can turn to for spiritual and emotional support …